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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

223 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 12

Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1912 · page 4

A serious accident occurred near Parramatta to an engine attached to a train. The injector valve blew out, and the escaping steam scalded both…

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Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1912 · page 4

A train on the Fi[?]el line. Tesman[?], left the rails and dragged tor a distance of [?]lly [?] yards. A number of passengers were slightly,…

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Girl Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 4

Biggenden, Sunday.—A young girl, May Dupple, 17, was found lying by the roadside this morning, about a mile outside Biggenden, on the…

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A Sad Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1912 · page 9

A sad fatality occurred on board the R.M.S. Moldavia, at Circular Quay, on Friday night, when Henry Williams, 41, a petty officer, instructor…

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A Serious Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday last, Mr. John Ste[?], who was ringbe[?]ing on Mr. J. F. Chaf[?]'s property at Wellingrove, met with a serious accident. It…

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Adelaide Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

Mrs. Elizabeth Cares fell through the flooring of the Royal Hotel, Adelaide, into a disused well 40ft. deep. Both legs were broken, and Mrs…

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Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 4

A runaway engine crashed into a stationary passenger train at Sandgate, Brisbane, and a good deal of damage was done. Passengers had…

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A Serious Shooting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 4

A serious shooting accident betel Mr. Finlay Mcpherson, who is well-known in Glen Lanes, one day last week at Allendale, near…

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Shooting Accident at Pike's Greek

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 4

An unfortunate shooting accident (says the Tenterfield "Courier") occurred during a wallaby drive on Mr. A. F. C. Rogerson's Pike Creek…

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Accident at Glencoe

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1912 · page 4

On Tuesday, At. Fred Calvert, of Tenterfield, whilst working on the permanent way at Glencoe,. was accidentally strgex on tbe back with a…

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Remarkable Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

A REMARKABLE railway smash occurred at Sandgate (Q) terminal railway station early on Monday morning. A cleaner was cleaning the tank of…

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Accident to Mr. Howard

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

Alderman Howard is lying ill at his residence as a result of an accident he met with on Tuesday last. An endeavour to cure his horse of…

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Shooting Accident at Pike's Creek

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

AN unfortunate shooting accident occurred during a wallaby drive on Mr. A. F. C. Rogerson's Pike Creek property. The drive was commenced on…

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Serious Accident at Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 7

HILLGROVE was once again the scene, of a very serious mining accident on Monday morning week. At the local Cyanide Cormpaiiy's works a young…

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Work Girls Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 4

While a number of work-girls assembled at Boston. England, in connection with the visit of King George and Queen Mary, the structure on…

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The Recent Shooting Accident at Warialda

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 4

Mr. Colin R. A. Stevenson, of [?], Warlalda, writes as [?] Having heard that there are several unauthentic reports…

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Disastrous Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 4

A hundred persons were thrown into the water at Ruegen, Germany, owing to a rail breaking, manvy being drowned…

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Battleship in Collision. Steamer Rammed

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 5

In the early hours of yesterday morning information reached Dover of serious collision which had taken place eastward of Dungeness between the…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

As the result of a railway collision on the Central Brazilian Railway 100 persons were either killed or injured…

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Alpine Climber's Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Night.—A girl and her brother were climbing the French Alps, when the girl slipped over a precipice, and her brother gripped her stout tweed skirt,…

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